Adams & Jefferson Presidential Administrations

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The Democratic-Republicans' view on the establisment of the national bank.

• opposed the national bank

• supported the national bank

• remained nuetral in it's opinion of the national bank.

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The Federalists' view on the establisment of the national bank.

• opposed the national bank

• supported the national bank

• remained nuetral in it's opinion of the national bank.

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The Democratic-Republicans' views on interpretation of the Constitution

• favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution

• Favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution

• Favored Habeaus Corpus in the Magna Carta.

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The Federalists' views on interpretation of the Constitution

• favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution

• Favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution

• Favored Habeaus Corpus in the Magna Carta.

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Who supported the Democratic-Republican party?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• The Dali Llama

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Who supported the Federalist party?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• The Dali Llama

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Democratic-Republicans' view on Foreign Policy

• supported the French Revolution

• opposed the French Revolution

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Federalists' view on Foreign Policy

• supported the French Revolution

• opposed the French Revolution

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Democratic Republicans' view on Economic Policy

• favored manufacturing and business and supported manufacturing tariffs

• favored farming and opposed manufacturing tariffs

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Federalists' view on Economic Policy

• favored manufacturing and business and supported manufacturing tariffs

• favored farming and opposed manufacturing tariffs

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The first two political parties in the US were

• Democrats and Republicans

• Federalists and Loyalists

• Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

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Why did France seize and search U.S. ships in the Caribbean during the Adams administration?

• France was at war with Great Britain in the XYZ Affair.

• France was at war with Great Britian and was angry that this war caused the United States to refuse to meet with their diplomats.

• France was at war with Great Britain and thought the United States had spies called X, Y, and Z who were working for the British

• France was at war with Great Britain and was angry that the United States had signed a trade treaty with Britain during the Washington administration

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Why was the United States upset with France in 1796?

• The French were seizing American merchant ships

• The French were attacking American forts on the frontier

• The French had started a war with Britain

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Why did the United States and France fail to reach an agreement in the XYZ Affair?

• The United States refused to meet with the French diplomats.

• The French diplomats refused to meet with the United States.

• The United States refused to pay a bribe to the French diplomats.

• the French diplomats refused to pay a bribe to the United States.

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What did the term alien refer to in American politics during the late 1700s?

• An immigrant

• Being from another planet

• An American that lived in another country for a while and then returned to the US

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In what way did the Alien and Sedition Acts strengthen the federal government?

• the acts worked to repair the damaged relationship with France after the XYZ Affair

• the acts prevented the United States from entering the war between Britain and France

• the acts empowered the government to remove what it saw as threats to the United States

• the acts nullified the Virginia and Kentucky resoltuions that outlined arguments for states' rights

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Why did the Democratic-Republicans oppose the Alien and Sedition Acts? Choose 2

• The Acts were a response to the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• The Sedition Act was used to target those who had been part of the XYZ Affair.

• Some of the Acts targeted those from France and Ireland who tended to support Democratic-Republicans

• The Acts made it illegal to support Democratic-Republican candidates.

• The Sedition Act was used to arrest those who disagreed with Adams' policies toward France.

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What is the theory of States Rights?

• The idea that powers not given to the federal government are passed down to the states.

• That a group of states must pass each law of congress

• That the state government should have more power than the national government

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Why did Jefferson and Madison oppose the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• They hurt Southern states

• They believed they were a violation of the Bill of Rights

• They favored businesses

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What was an important success of John Adams' presdiential administration

• negotiating with representatives from France

• maintaining neutrality between Britain and France

• gaining 'most favored' status for trade with Britain

• signing of the Greenville TGreaty with American Indian leaders

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What political party was Jefferson?

• Federalist

• Democratic-Republican

• Whip

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Why was there a crisis in the Electoral College in the election of 1800?

• The Electoral College voted separately for president and vice president, and they elected a Federalist for president and a Democratic-Republican for vice president.

• The Electoral College voted separately for president and vice president, and they elected a Democratic-Republican for president and a Federalist for vice president.

• Two Federalist candidates got the same amount of votes in the Electoral College, so the Senate had to vote to break the tie.

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  Two Democratic-Republican candidates got the same amount of votes in the Electoral College, so the House of Representatives had to vote to break the tie.

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Which two candidates tied in the election of 1800?

• Jefferson-Burr

• Jefferson-Hamilton

• Adams-Jefferson

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In the election of 1800, what finally broke the tie?

• Burr withdrew

• Adams told his supporters to vote for Jefferson

• Hamilton told his supporters to vote for Jefferson

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Who won the election of 1800?

• Alexander Hamiltoh

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

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What change occured in 1804 as a result of the issues in the election of 1800?

• The political parties signed an agreement about how to resolve disputed elections in the future.

• Congress passed the 12th Amendment, which required the Electoral College to vote for only one candidate from a political party.

• The political parties signed an agreement to unify, which led President Jefferson to say: "We are all Republicans. We are all Federalists."

• Congress passed the 12 Amdendment, which required the Electoral College to vote for president and vice president separately.

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In Marbury v. Madison, Cheif Justice John Marshall's opinion established the principle of

• federal job rights

• judicial review

• checks and balances

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Which statement describes the meaning of this excerpt from John Marshall's opinion in Marbury v. Madison?

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to make rules about province and duty

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to determine which cases involve rules.

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to pass new laws when there are disputes.

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to define and interpret the law in disputes.

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This principle gave the Supreme Court the right to determine

• consitutionality of laws

• electoral college rules

• the president's cabinet

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Judicial review made the Supreme Court __________poweful than it had been.

• more

• less

• the same

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Which reason BEST describes why the United States wanted its ships to have access to the Mediterranean Sea despite the Barbary pirates?

• It was important for American Trade

• It was important for the American miltiary

• It was important to follow the Embargo Act.

• It was important to protect American prestige.

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Why did President Jefferson order a blockade of Tripoli?

• Tripoli had declared war on the United States because the United States would not pay tribute to Barbary pirates.

• Tripoli refused to pay tribute to the United States after the United States provided trade goods to the Barbary pirates.

• Tripoli refused to pay tribute to the United States after the United States demanded it stop dealing with the Barbary pirates.

• Tripoli had declared war on the United States becuase the United States took the side of the Barbary pirates in their dispute with Tripoli.

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What term refers to the British "kidnapping" American sailors and forcing them to work on British naval ships?

• Impressment

• Ransom

• Piracy

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Why did President Jefferson ask the U.S. Congress to pass the Embargo Act?

• To stop American merchant ships from making money

• to stop American merchant ships from avoiding taxes

• to stop Britain and France from seizing American merchant ships

• to stop Britain and France from asking the United States to remain neutral

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What was the reaction of American merchants to the Embargo Act?

• They were glad they would no longer risk seizure when trading with Great Britain and France

• They were glad that they could gain more money from trade with countries other than Great Britain and France

• They were angry that they could trade with Europe and that the American economy was suffering.

• They were angry that they would have to pay taxes to trade with Europe and that merchants from other nations would not.